Pune's Dagdusheth Halwai Ganesh Temple – Live Morning Aarti 2021 – Day 4

Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai was a true devotee of Shri Ganpati and Shri Datta Maharaj. Lokmanya Tilak who started public Ganesh festival, did the pratishapana of Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati in 1893. Since then, the lord has blessed millions of bhakts and granted success, knowledge, power, fame, health and prosperity to all its devotees. He is a giver as his name suggests -- Dagdu means Denewala, a giver.

Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati, Pune is one of the most revered, loved/popular and potent Ganesh deity of India.

The trust, Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Trust, Pune sponsors and runs numerous social development programs and services and reaches out to the needy and the poor in an effort to spread the Lord's blessings.

5 Interesting Facts:
• The Shreemanth Dagdusheth Halwai Ganesh temple is dedicated to Lord Ganesha and has an idol which has been insured for $160000 (approximately Rs 10000000 or 1 crore)

• The temple is named after a famous trader and sweet maker called Dagdusheth Gadve who had moved to Pune from Karnataka who built the temple in Pune for peace after losing his son to the plague. Dagdusheth Halwai’s sweet shop, which made him an extremely popular sweet maker in Pune, is still operational under the name of Kaka Halwai in Pune.

• The Dagdusheth Halwai temple was built in 1893 and has been popular since. The temple’s simple yet alluring construction has been admired by many. It is built in a way that all the proceedings inside the temple can be seen from outside too.
• One of the reasons why this temple is so popular and historic is – it was here that Lokmanya Tilak thought of the idea of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a good friend of Dagdusheth Halwai and his dedication towards Ganesha and this temple inspired Tilak to come up with the idea of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations which are now legendary

• The Dagdusheth Halwai temple trust is one of the richest trusts in Maharashtra and uses the donations for several kinds of charitable work. This includes an old age home which also has housing and educational facilities for underprivileged kids.

So, this Ganesh Chaturthi, take a trip to Pune and visit the esteemed Dagdusheth Halwai Ganesha temple to get a taste of the traditions and culture of this part of India.

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